Welcome Day and General Assembly of the CRIR 2025 Student Community | Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 1pm to 4:30 pm
When: 15 October 2025 13:00 to 15 October 2025 16:30
Where:
* In person, CRIR-IURDPM, Gingras Lindsay Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal, Saputo Amphitheater (ground floor) | 6300 de Darlington Avenue, Montreal, QC H3S 2J4
* Registration required before Wednesday, October 8 via this link : https://forms.office.com/r/8ykZ4wXjHp?origin=lprLink
WHETHER YOU ARE AT THE BEGINNING, MIDWAY, OR NEARING THE END OF YOUR STUDIES, THIS WELCOME DAY HAS BEEN CAREFULLY ORGANIZED BY YOUR STUDENT COMMITTEE TO OFFER YOU A REWARDING AND FRIENDLY EXPERIENCE.
Dear CRIR Student Members
We are pleased to invite you to the 2025 Welcome Day and Annual General Meeting (AGM) for CRIR student members. This will be an excellent opportunity to meet fellow students and discover the many resources available to you at CRIR.
Event details
📅 Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
🕐 Time: 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m
📍 Place: In person, CRIR-IURDPM,Gingras Lindsay Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal, Saputo Amphitheater (ground floor), 6300 de Darlington Avenue, Montreal, QC H3S 2J4
Key Moments of the Day
- Conference “Sustainable Research”: This workshop will highlight the crucial importance of sustainable research for the future of science.The lecture will be in French, but don’t worry: the slides will be in English, and members of the student committee will be available to help with translation or answer any questions you may have.
Speakers :
Cécile Delignou
Senior Coordinator at the Innovation Laboratory and Vice-Rectorate for Research and Innovation (VRRI)
Université de Montréal
Mariam El Rachidi
Coordinator at Mon Écolabo, Vice-Rectorate for Research and Innovation (VRRI)
Université de Montréal
- Explore CRIR in Detail: Get familiar with the structure of your research center and learn everything you need to know about your rights, privileges, and responsibilities as a student member.
- Discover the Four Key Research Sites of CRIR: Dive into the innovative work carried out at CRLLM, HJR, INLB, and IURDPM.
- Engage with Your Peers and the CRIR Team: Take advantage of enriching discussions with the student committee and CRIR members
- Discover theResearch Ethics Committee in Rehabilitation and Physical Disability (CER-RDP) with Kate Rousseau-Harrison, who will present the steps involved in obtaining ethical approval for a research project as well as practical advice.
- Discover‘‘Le Carrefour des savoirs’’ with Danielle Filion and Lamia Lamoudi : Carrefour is a joint initiative of five Montreal research centers, including CRIR. This project aims to establish and sustain a training program in transferable skills, including workshops, internships, and mentoring, intended for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers
- Make Your Voice Heard at the Annual General Meeting: Actively participate in discussions on the upcoming year’s projects and activities.
Poster
- View the poster (PDF format) by clicking on this link. (upcoming)
Register for the day
- Registration required before Wednesday, October 8 with the QR code or via this link,
Questions ?
- Contact the person who represents you at your research site — name and email address available on the CRIR website here.
We look forward to welcoming you!
Your Student Committee 2025-2026
- Student Representatives for Axes 1 & 2: Shirley Dumassais and Fatimata Ouédraogo.
- Site Representatives: Mahmoud Abo Alfa (LLMRC) Mannat Madan (LLMRC), Shirley Dumassais (INLB), Sébastien Finlay (IURDPM), Lexie Lançon (IURDPM), Fatimata Ouédraogo (IURDPM), Dolev Yissar (JRH), Azba Shaikh (JRH)
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CRIR | September 25, 2025
